Just as baseball's postseason chase has entered the stretch run, those vying for individual honors are running out of time to make their cases.

This is our fourth and final Awards Watch of the regular season, and with that in mind, we've changed up our usual format to narrow the focus of each race to the leading contenders in each category.

What races are all but decided? Which ones remain very much up in the air? Let's dig in.

Most Valuable Player

American League

Leading contenders: Aaron Judge , New York Yankees (153 AXE) vs. Cal Raleigh , Seattle Mariners (144)

Next eight: 3. Bobby Witt Jr ., Kansas City Royals (142); 4. Jose Ramirez , Cleveland Guardians (135); 5. Julio Rodriguez , Mariners (132); 6. Vladimir Guerrero Jr ., Toronto Blue Jays (131); 7. B

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